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Volume 23, Number 19 June 12, 1995
veu Voice
A Publicathmfor Faculty and Staff on Virginia Commonwealth University's Academic and Medical CoOege of Virginia Compuses
InSupport Commencement '95
of the Arts Angelou: Graduates Are Rainbows of Future
Carpenter Foundation
Extends Program Gift
by Chrisfin j ones
Development
The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Car­penter
Foundation has approved two
grants to Virginia Commonwealth
University totaling $1,074,000.
The gifts will bring talented per­forming
arts professionals and students
to the School of the Arts and enrich
the musical skills of area high school
students.
The first grant provides $20,000 to
support the second year of the Greater
Richmond Youth Wind Ensemble, a
community-based program that pro­vides
a challenging musical experience
for area students who are wind and
percussion performers. Conducted by
Terry Austin, associate professor of
music, the Greater Richmond Youth
Wind Ensemble helps these students
stretch and strengthen their abilities
PkaseseeCARPENTER,page2
DePillars to Leave VCU
for Chicago State Post
Murry N. DePillars, who has served
as dean of Virginia Commonwealth
University's School of the Arts since
1976, will leave the university at the
end of June.
DePillars will become executive vice
president for planning and manage­ment
at Chicago State University. His
duties will include institutional ad­vancement
and enrollment management.
Because the announcement came at
press-time for this issue of VCU Voice ,
additional coverage will be provided in
the July 17 issue.
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
To poet Maya Angelou, the sea of
"black, white, brown, yellow and
pink" faces in the crowd of Com­mencement
caps and gowns brought
the brilliant colors of a rainbow to
life. And in those upturned faces of
Virginia Commonwealth University's
Class of 1995, she saw hope and
promise for the world's future.
After years of hard work and dedi­cation,
"it is a very important thing to
know that you have become rain­bows,"
Angelou told the graduates,
pulling references from the Bible and
a 19th century poet.
Buffering her words to graduates
and their families with poetry of her
own and of Langston Hughes, Angelou
encouraged the 4,152 graduates to
remember their humanity and com­passion
for others as they enter thp
world. Those are the traits that em­body
a "rainbow," offering some
solace and comfort during the storm
of reality.
"In a world of out-of-control mad­ness,
we desperately need to be able
to look to you for hope, for light,"
said Angelou, whose poetry and
readings have captivated audiences
around the globe. She has earned
accolades and awards from her 1980
book "I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings," to her 1993 poem "On the
Pulse of the Morning," which she
wrote and recited at the inauguration
of President Bill Clinton.
"The challenge is upon you to
make a difference," she told VCU's
1995 graduates, gathered May 20 at
Rhone Named Student Affairs Vice Provost
by Brian Matt
University News Services
At its May 19 meeting, the Virginia
Commonwealth University board of
visitors appointed Dr. Henry G. Rhone
as its vice provost for student affairs, a
position he has filled on an interim
basis since January 1994. The appoint­ment
is effective July I.
As vice provost, Rhone will serve
as the chief student-affairs officer for
VCU's academic and Medical College
of Virginia campuses. Before he was
appointed to the
interim post, Rhone
had served as the
Division of Student
Affairs' assistant
vice provost for
four years.
During his 26-
year career, Rhone
has filled key posts
in diverse areas of student affairs at
VCU, the University of Virginia and J.
Sargeant Reynolds Community Col-
Please see RHONE, page 2 c HARVIE, LUCY M
MED IC INAL CHEMISTRy
P. O. BOX 9 805 40
Poet Maya Angelou gives a prepares to at
Commencement following an introduction by VCU President Dr. Eugene P. Trani.
conferring of their degrees.
the Richmond Coliseum. "You are
the best we have. There is no one
better .... It is a serious challenge,
and I know that."
Angelou advised the graduates to
remember their journey - which
many could not have traveled with-out
thll embrace of their parents,
spouses and friends - because they
must create the opportunities for
others to follow. "All you have to do
now is go out and pay for someone
else who is yet to come along," said
Angelou, who received an honorary
doctorate of humanities from VCU
President Dr. Eugene P. Trani.
At Commencement, Dr. Trani also
presented Wayne Medals to E. Mor­gan
Massey and John Randall Cook.
Massey is chairman emeritus of
the A.T. Massey Coal Co. and a lead­ing
benefactor of VCU' s Massey
Cancer Center. He has served on the
boards of the Fluor Corp., the St. Joe
Minerals Corp., Owens & Minor Inc.
and the former Dominion Bank. The
Please see COMMENCEMENT, page 4
Siegel Elected Rector of Board of Visitors
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
Stuart C. Siegel, chairman and chief
executive officer of S&K Famous
Brands Inc., has been elected rector of
the Virginia Commonwealth Univer­sity
board of visitors. He was elected
by the 16-member board May 19, and
his one-year term begins July I, 1995.
"Stuart long has bee"- a supportive
friend of Virginia Commonwealth
University, and I look forward to the
vision he will bring to his new role as
rector," VCU
President Dr. Eu­gene
P. Trani said.
Siegel succeeds F.
Dixon Whitworth
Jr. as rector, who
filled the post for
two years.
Siegel was
Qaqled to the VCU
board by Gov. Gerald Baliles in 1989.
As a VCU board member, Siegel, who
is currently the board's vice rector, has
Please see SIEGEL, page 2

In Support of the Arts, Carpenter Foundation Extends Program Gift -- Commencement '95, Angelou: Graduates Are Rainbows of Future -- DePillars to Leave VCU for Chicago State Post -- Rhone Named Student Affairs Vice Provost -- Siegel Elected Rector of Board of Visitors

Volume 23, Number 19 June 12, 1995
veu Voice
A Publicathmfor Faculty and Staff on Virginia Commonwealth University's Academic and Medical CoOege of Virginia Compuses
InSupport Commencement '95
of the Arts Angelou: Graduates Are Rainbows of Future
Carpenter Foundation
Extends Program Gift
by Chrisfin j ones
Development
The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Car­penter
Foundation has approved two
grants to Virginia Commonwealth
University totaling $1,074,000.
The gifts will bring talented per­forming
arts professionals and students
to the School of the Arts and enrich
the musical skills of area high school
students.
The first grant provides $20,000 to
support the second year of the Greater
Richmond Youth Wind Ensemble, a
community-based program that pro­vides
a challenging musical experience
for area students who are wind and
percussion performers. Conducted by
Terry Austin, associate professor of
music, the Greater Richmond Youth
Wind Ensemble helps these students
stretch and strengthen their abilities
PkaseseeCARPENTER,page2
DePillars to Leave VCU
for Chicago State Post
Murry N. DePillars, who has served
as dean of Virginia Commonwealth
University's School of the Arts since
1976, will leave the university at the
end of June.
DePillars will become executive vice
president for planning and manage­ment
at Chicago State University. His
duties will include institutional ad­vancement
and enrollment management.
Because the announcement came at
press-time for this issue of VCU Voice ,
additional coverage will be provided in
the July 17 issue.
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
To poet Maya Angelou, the sea of
"black, white, brown, yellow and
pink" faces in the crowd of Com­mencement
caps and gowns brought
the brilliant colors of a rainbow to
life. And in those upturned faces of
Virginia Commonwealth University's
Class of 1995, she saw hope and
promise for the world's future.
After years of hard work and dedi­cation,
"it is a very important thing to
know that you have become rain­bows"
Angelou told the graduates,
pulling references from the Bible and
a 19th century poet.
Buffering her words to graduates
and their families with poetry of her
own and of Langston Hughes, Angelou
encouraged the 4,152 graduates to
remember their humanity and com­passion
for others as they enter thp
world. Those are the traits that em­body
a "rainbow" offering some
solace and comfort during the storm
of reality.
"In a world of out-of-control mad­ness,
we desperately need to be able
to look to you for hope, for light"
said Angelou, whose poetry and
readings have captivated audiences
around the globe. She has earned
accolades and awards from her 1980
book "I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings" to her 1993 poem "On the
Pulse of the Morning" which she
wrote and recited at the inauguration
of President Bill Clinton.
"The challenge is upon you to
make a difference" she told VCU's
1995 graduates, gathered May 20 at
Rhone Named Student Affairs Vice Provost
by Brian Matt
University News Services
At its May 19 meeting, the Virginia
Commonwealth University board of
visitors appointed Dr. Henry G. Rhone
as its vice provost for student affairs, a
position he has filled on an interim
basis since January 1994. The appoint­ment
is effective July I.
As vice provost, Rhone will serve
as the chief student-affairs officer for
VCU's academic and Medical College
of Virginia campuses. Before he was
appointed to the
interim post, Rhone
had served as the
Division of Student
Affairs' assistant
vice provost for
four years.
During his 26-
year career, Rhone
has filled key posts
in diverse areas of student affairs at
VCU, the University of Virginia and J.
Sargeant Reynolds Community Col-
Please see RHONE, page 2 c HARVIE, LUCY M
MED IC INAL CHEMISTRy
P. O. BOX 9 805 40
Poet Maya Angelou gives a prepares to at
Commencement following an introduction by VCU President Dr. Eugene P. Trani.
conferring of their degrees.
the Richmond Coliseum. "You are
the best we have. There is no one
better .... It is a serious challenge,
and I know that."
Angelou advised the graduates to
remember their journey - which
many could not have traveled with-out
thll embrace of their parents,
spouses and friends - because they
must create the opportunities for
others to follow. "All you have to do
now is go out and pay for someone
else who is yet to come along" said
Angelou, who received an honorary
doctorate of humanities from VCU
President Dr. Eugene P. Trani.
At Commencement, Dr. Trani also
presented Wayne Medals to E. Mor­gan
Massey and John Randall Cook.
Massey is chairman emeritus of
the A.T. Massey Coal Co. and a lead­ing
benefactor of VCU' s Massey
Cancer Center. He has served on the
boards of the Fluor Corp., the St. Joe
Minerals Corp., Owens & Minor Inc.
and the former Dominion Bank. The
Please see COMMENCEMENT, page 4
Siegel Elected Rector of Board of Visitors
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
Stuart C. Siegel, chairman and chief
executive officer of S&K Famous
Brands Inc., has been elected rector of
the Virginia Commonwealth Univer­sity
board of visitors. He was elected
by the 16-member board May 19, and
his one-year term begins July I, 1995.
"Stuart long has bee"- a supportive
friend of Virginia Commonwealth
University, and I look forward to the
vision he will bring to his new role as
rector" VCU
President Dr. Eu­gene
P. Trani said.
Siegel succeeds F.
Dixon Whitworth
Jr. as rector, who
filled the post for
two years.
Siegel was
Qaqled to the VCU
board by Gov. Gerald Baliles in 1989.
As a VCU board member, Siegel, who
is currently the board's vice rector, has
Please see SIEGEL, page 2